Mitzvat Onah: Intimacy and Halakha Series for Married Men
Addresses both the halakhic and the Jewish philosophical approach to sex, as well as practical [...]
When Pleasure is Painful
The concern all started with an Eilat trip. I was on my period and about to go there for a [...]
Menopausal Musings
It was a simple phone call, asking for money to fund the upkeep of the local mikveh, an annual phone [...]
Postcards from a Perimenopausal Vacation
Photo by Joanna Kosinska, Unsplash It had been three years since their last vacation together and Shuli was [...]
Tending to your Relationship
I was tending to my garden today and thinking how bad I feel for neglecting it for so long. [...]
Community, Abuse, and Healing
As a psychologist, I work a lot with adult survivors of child sexual abuse — a difficult but vital topic [...]
Niddah in Sickness and in Health
Michal was returning from a work conference in Carmiel when a vehicle crossed into her lane and smashed head on [...]
Coming Home
Deep breath. Ok, made it. It’s over. Another one down. Ok, out of the water, pat-pat-pat, throw the towel down [...]
Marriage and the Traveling Spouse
Tamar and Avi are an American couple in their late thirties who made aliya to Israel two years ago with [...]
To Vaccinate, or Not to Vaccinate: That is the Question! Should Children Receive the HPV Vaccine?
This blog originally appeared in the Times of Israel. In just a few days, the Israel Ministry of Health will [...]
Kallah Education: How It Was, How It’s Been, and Where It Can Go
A woman in her late 60’s once shared with me about the loneliness she felt decades ago when she couldn’t [...]
Men and Sexuality- Rapid Ejaculation
This is the third in a series by Jodi Wachspress on men’s sexual dysfunction. For more, read here and here. Rapid [...]
What Do I Feel at the Mikveh?
Twenty-six years ago, before I got married, I learned the laws of taharat hamishpacha, as well as a deeper approach [...]
Treating Sexual Trauma– Lessons We Can All Learn
Open communication about expectations, relevant history and current needs and curiosities will bring a couple much closer emotionally and lead them to greater sexual comfort and satisfaction.
My Stationery Box– Embracing Puberty
When I was eleven years old I received a package in the mail. It wasn’t my birthday or Chanuka or [...]
PTSD is my Disability
Photo by Leora Pinto Post-trauma is a psychiatric issue that stems from an external event in a person’s [...]
I Wanted to Die Last Night: Endometriosis
Photo by Daniel Garcia Endometriosis is a condition in which the layer of tissue that normally covers the [...]
Jewish Women and Self-Care
International Women’s Day is a good day to consider the pressure many women feel to keep juggling all of these roles, sometimes at the cost of their own well-being.